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Title: Help reading occupation COMPLETED
Post by: Farrantfinder on Sunday 23 August 09 11:46 BST (UK)

Hi

I was hoping someone could help me out with these two occupations of Evan and Robert.  I thought Roberts could be Carters Lad but have no idea what Evan's is.

Many thanks

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Necromancer on Sunday 23 August 09 11:54 BST (UK)

bit small !  ;)


whats the full census refn please - always like to look at the full page of the original so that letter comparisons etc can be made   :)

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Necromancer on Sunday 23 August 09 12:00 BST (UK)

no worries, found it ...

agree that Robert is a Carters Lad (the analysis clerks have noted CARM - Carman)

Evan is some sort of Hawker - own a/c, self-employed that is.....

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Farrantfinder on Sunday 23 August 09 12:17 BST (UK)

Thanks Past Master  :)

I couldn't make out the Hawker, and Own Accord threw me too. Am getting somewhere now thanks to you.

But I'm still curious, do you think the first letter is a T ?  Maybe it's abbreviated??? My inexperienced guess would be T'yut  ???

Evan (my gt grandfather) was a general labourer in 1911 which doesnt give any clues.

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Necromancer on Sunday 23 August 09 12:19 BST (UK)

T or H - but the 'C' of the added 'Carm' confuses the picture ...... a Hawker peddled his wares around, so could have been flogging anything !

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Farrantfinder on Sunday 23 August 09 12:29 BST (UK)

After looking again I agree with the 'carm' problem and the possible H.
 ???
Thanks very much for your help  :)

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Koromo on Sunday 23 August 09 13:01 BST (UK)

Hi

I think his occupation is a Fruit Hawker.

(Ref 1901 RG13/3407/16/24)

The below is on the next page, where you can see a Foundry (Iron) Labourer and another Fruit Saleswoman.

Cheers
Koromo
:)

Title: Re: Help reading occupation
Post by: Farrantfinder on Sunday 23 August 09 13:05 BST (UK)

Thank you Koromo

It seems quite likely to me  :)